Preparation
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O my God, in you I trust.
(Psalm 25:1)
Praise
I am giving you worship with all my life,
I am giving you obedience with all my power,
I am giving you praise with all my strength,
I am giving you honour with all my speech.
I am giving you love with all my heart,
I am giving you affection with all my sense,
I am giving you my being with all my mind,
I am giving you my soul, O most high and holy God.
Praise to the Father,
Praise to the Son,
Praise to the Spirit,
The Three in One.
(adapted from Alexander Carmichael, Carmina Gadelica)
The Word of God
On any Tuesday:
Psalmody: Psalm 17:1-8
Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;
listen to my cry.
Hear my prayer — it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Let my vindication come from you,
may your eyes see what is right.
Though you probe my heart,
though you examine me at night and test me,
you will find that I have planned no evil;
my mouth has not transgressed.
Though people tried to bribe me,
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
through what your lips have commanded.
My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me,
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show me the wonders of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
Short reading: Matthew 15:30
Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
Response
Jesus said, I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will have the light of life.
(John 8:12)
Prayer
That this day may be holy, good and joyful:
We pray to you, O Lord.
That we may offer to you our worship and our work:
We pray to you, O Lord.
That we may strive for the well-being of all creation:
We pray to you, O Lord.
That in the pleasures and pains of life,
we may know the love of Christ and be thankful:
We pray to you, O Lord.
That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit,
in communion with all your saints,
entrusting one another and all our life to Christ:
We pray to you, O Lord.
Let us commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray,
to the mercy and protection of God.
Open prayer and a time of silence may follow
Eternal God,
the light of the minds that know you,
the joy of the hearts that love you,
and the strength of the wills that serve you:
grant us so to know you that we may truly love you,
so to love you that we may truly serve you,
whose service is perfect freedom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
(after Augustine of Hippo)
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
The Conclusion
May Christ our redeemer bring us healing and wholeness.
Amen.
